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Menno Zweers

Sales Manager
Spring Hill,TN
Menno Zweers

Summary

Focused Sales Manager committed to motivating others and offering extensive knowledge penetrating new territories and promoting product lines. Highly effective mentor driven to assess individual and group performance to implement improvements and set goals. Determined individual with background in establishing and nurturing lucrative partnerships.

Overview

25
years of professional experience

Work History

Lingble

Sales Manager
09.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Direct North America, EMEA, and Oceania onboarding Partners to our Lingble E-commerce platform
  • Partner with Marketing, Sales, Partner Success, and Information Technology to improve targeting of
    global eCommerce ready brands such as Tatras, LVMH, Moussy and others.
  • Conduct weekly meetings with C-level executives to create sales strategies and implement marketing
    that results in brand awareness, site traffic, and online sales.
  • Member of the Lingble re-branding team to develop company vision, mission, branding strategy; implemented immediately in marketing materials, website, brochures, pitch decks, etc.
  • Contribute to problem solving to reduce sales objections and protecting business value with the Customer Success team, resulting in 98% CSR (Customer Satisfaction Rate).Serve cross-border clientele investing $300,000 - $1M on marketing which grosses between $500K and
    $3M in net revenue.
  • Trained sales team members utilizing LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Hubspot to locate potential clients and implementing and strategizing sales outreach.

Be Visible

CEO
01.2015 - Current

Job overview

  • Built productive relationships with industry partners and competitors to support strategic business objectives.
  • Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships by negotiating contract terms and handling conflicts.
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
  • Increased company revenue by $1,5M in 2 years through aggressive new market strategies.
  • Reviewed individual department performance and worked with leadership to improve processes, procedures and practices to increase the brands’ turnover, visibility, shelf space, sell through, marketing, and full sales cycle.
  • Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base, solidify market presence and diversify offerings.
  • Worked with Luxury brands such as Vonmählen, Spy-Fy, Valenta, PlusUs, SunnyBAG, Amaryllo.
  • Managed 26 sales representatives globally.
  • Built business relationships with a wide range of retailers: Amazon, Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Ahold, Albertsons, Aldi, Lidl, Kroger, Meijer, Fred Meijer, Wholefoods, Kmart, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Office Depot, CVS, Walgreens, ShopRite, Bed Bath & Beyond, Apple, Best Buy, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Staples, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Kohl’s, Dillards, Bloomingdales, Urban Outfitters, Sears, JC Penney, Von Maur, Stanley Korshak, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, HSN, QVC and many more.

JumpCrew

Account Manager
06.2019 - 02.2022

Job overview

  • Partnered with clients to accelerate their revenue by building awareness, driving leads, and converting sales.
  • Acquired A-name brands and corporations for client THRIVE Thinking such as Instant Brands, The Walt Disney Company, Home Depot, Wolters Kluwer, AbbVie, and many more with budgets between $250K and $2M per UX/UI projects.
  • Retrieved previous partners such as HP, Hearst, and numerous companies for client Twitter.
  • Crafted sales for client Starry Internet by scheduling meetings with technicians to evaluate the opportunity to partner with residential facilities.
  • Trained account managers at JumpCrew on utilizing LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Outreach CRM to boost sales through email/call sequencing.

Education

Fontys Hogeschool
Tilburg, Netherlands

Associate of Arts from Music Management

Hogeschool Van Alkmaar
Alkmaar, Netherlands

Associate of Arts from Sales & Marketing Management

MTS
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Bachelor of Arts from Electrician

LTS
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

High School Diploma

Skills

  • Global Sales Management
  • Strategic Management
  • Business-to-Business (B2B)
  • Relationship Building
  • Customer Experience
  • Leadership
  • Team Leadership
  • Customer Experience
  • Customer Service
  • Problem Solving
  • Process Improvement
  • Communication

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Dutch
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Sales Manager

Lingble
09.2021 - Current

Account Manager

JumpCrew
06.2019 - 02.2022

CEO

Be Visible
01.2015 - Current

Fontys Hogeschool

Associate of Arts from Music Management

Hogeschool Van Alkmaar

Associate of Arts from Sales & Marketing Management

MTS

Bachelor of Arts from Electrician

LTS

High School Diploma
Menno ZweersSales Manager